Adolphus Quotes & Sayings

A child without an acquaintance of some kind with a classic of literature ... suffers from that impoverishment for the rest of his life. No later intimacy is like that of the first. — Lizette Woodworth Reese

really was still there, — Charles Austen

Why was it that when you were looking forward to a specific day, it took forever to arrive, but when you were dreading a day, it was there immediately? — Michelle Madow

Now comes the reign of iron - and cased sloops are to take the place of wooden ships. — John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren

When all a man has is worldly wealth, he is poor indeed. — Alistair Begg

I would rather be married to broken jade than flawless clay — Lisa See

Owen," Henry said excitedly, "I think Coach wants you to hit for Meccini."
Owen closed The Voyage of the Beagle, on which he had recently embarked. "Really?"
"Runners on first and second," Rick said. "I bet he wants you to bunt."
"What's the bunt sign?"
"Two tugs on the left earlobe," Henry told him. "But first he has to give the indicator, which is squeeze the belt. But if he goes to his cap with either hand or says your first name, that's the wipe-off, and then you have to wait and see whether
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"Forget it," Owen said. "I'll just bunt. — Chad Harbach

But maybe 'coincidence' was a name given to things by people who just haven't spottted a connection yet. — Mike A. Lancaster

The NRA appears to have evolved into the lobby for gun and ammunition manufacturers rather than gun owners. — Adolphus Busch

How could you have a soccer team if all were goalkeepers? How would it be an orchestra if all were French horns? — Desmond Tutu

I did not come all this way not to interfere — Rupert Murdoch

What we found developing at Gustavus Adolphus was a sense that we should all be sharing the responsibility for teaching writing. We formed a writing committee that consisted of professors from many different disciplines, and we invited proposals for 'W' courses from the entire faculty. The response was instantaneous. As soon as the ownership of writing by the English department was lost, people in other fields said, 'I'd be willing to give it a try. — William Zinsser

Adolphus is not at his desk. That means he is somewhere in the Monstrumarium, has gone home for the day, or is dead. — Rick Yancey

It is my aim to win the american people over to our side, to make them all lovers of beer. — Adolphus Busch

You can only drink 30 or 40 glasses of beer a day, no matter how rich you are. — Adolphus Busch

I know I need to face the facts, and remain strong to extricate myself from this hideous situation, but not yet. I figure I'm owed at least one day to indulge my self-pity. One day to wallow in despair. To give into the soul-crunching heart-stomping pain ripping me to shreds on the inside. — Siobhan Davis

Let us live happily, without hate amongst those who hate. Let us dwell unhating amidst hateful men.
Let us live happily, in good health amongst those who are sick.
Let us dwell in good health amidst ailing men.
Let us live happily, without yearning for sensual pleasures amongst those who yearn for them.
Let us dwell without yearning amidst those who yearn.
Let us live happily, we who have no impediments. We shall subsist on joy even as the radiant gods. — Friedrich Max Muller